Vancouver Airport Clears Damaged Amazon Air Cargo Jet From Runway

Plane’s landing gear broke when it left the strip.

Eric Kulisch

Friday, November 22, 2024 at 01:40 PM ET

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Travis Tingle

Amazon has dozens of Boeing 767 freighters (pictured) in its private airline that are operated by third-party carriers. One of them couldn’t slow down on landing at Vancouver airport in Canada and went off the runway Tuesday. [Credit: Jim Allen/FreightWaves]

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An Amazon Air freighter that overran the north runway at Vancouver International Airport (CYVR) earlier this week has been safely removed from the buffer area.
The complex removal operation involved heavy equipment, specialized crews, and multiple organizations, after which the north runway remained closed for assessment, causing ongoing flight delays.
Operated by Cargojet, the Boeing 767's landing gear broke, though all three crew members were uninjured; pilots had reported wing flap problems prior to landing on the wet runway.

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The Amazon Air freighter that ran off the north runway at Vancouver International Airport (CYVR) earlier this week has been safely removed from buffer area, the airport authority announced Thursday night.

The north runway at the Canadian airport remained closed to air traffic Thursday as officials assess systems and infrastructure. Passenger and cargo aircraft continue to experience flight delays with only a single runway in operation.